The clerk mr. Schumer, no. The clerk mr. Rubio, aye. Mr. Warner, no. The clerk mr. Braun, aye. Mr. Rounds, aye. The clerk mr. Vance, aye. The clerk ms. Klobuchar, no. Mr. Scott of florida, aye. Mrs. Britt, aye. Mr. Budd, aye. The clerk mr. Tillis, aye. The clerk mr. Manchin, aye. Mr. Hawley, aye. Mr. Young, aye. Ms. Ernst, aye. The clerk ■mr. Romney, aye. The clerk mr. Johnson, aye. Mr. Lujan, no. The clerk mr. Manchin, no. The clerk mr. Blumenthal, no. The clerk mr. Sanders, no. Vote the clerk mr. Mcconnell, aye. The clerk mr. Hickenlooper, no. The presiding officer have all senators voted . Does any senator wish to change his or her vote . If not, the yeas are 47. The nays are 51. The amendment is not agreed to. Mr. Kennedy madam president. The presiding officer the junior senator from louisiana. Mr. Kennedy madam president , i ask unanimous consent that there be up to six minutes of debate equally divided prior to the scheduled roll call vote. The presiding officer without objecti
From the united states. 118 million from the european commission, and hundreds of millions of dollars from individual european nations. Since 2021, biden has sent unrwa a billion dollars a billion dollars. Usaid funds more than 21 billion worth of u. N. Programming and theyve sent millions of dollars to unrwa, and now the president is ready to send them billions more. If the American People knew what their tax dollars were actually being used for, they would be outraged, and i believe it is time for them to know. We know that hamas steals unrwa money and supplies and stores their weapons in unrwa facilities. We also know that they fill those facilities with human shields, but something that hasnt gotten nearly enough attention is how our tax dollars are radicalizing the next generation of hamas extremists. U. N. Watch published a report in march exposing unrwa unaffiliate unaffiliated schools for what they are, in intoc trination centers. This is u. N. Watch that published this report
Fingertips. You can also stay current with the latest episodes of washington journal and by scheduling information by tv networks and cspan radio. Plus a variety of compelling contests. Apple score and google play or visit our website, cspan. Org, cspan now, your front row seat to washington, anytime, anywhere. Live now to capitol hill where the u. S. Senate is about to gavel in, at 11 30 eastern this morning, lawmakers are expected to vote on whether to confirm Courtney Odonnell to be the u. S. Permanent representative to the u. N. Educational scientific and Cultural Organization known as unesco. Live coverage here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal father. We thank you for another day with its fresh promises, opportunities, and duties. As our bodies are renewed so give strength to our minds and hearts to glorify you with our lives. Be near our senators as they
Important challenge we have got in our lifetimes. It is always going to be the most important challenge. If we do not get this right, we have got nothing. It is education and it is climate. I have [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2024] we will break away at this pointer for live coverage of the u. S. House. Lawmakers are considering a handful of bills today, including one that doubles u. S. Customs area of operation in coastal waters. Live coverage of the u. S. House is here on cspan. The clerk h. R. 53433, a bill to amend the Small Business investment act of 1958, to exclude from the limit on leverage certain amounts invested in Smaller Enterprises located in rural or lowincome areas and Small Businesses and Critical Technology areas and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuan t to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order, the prayer will be offered by guest chaplain head Granthi Giani Jaswinder Singh from pine hill new jersey. The chaplain good morning. Let us pray. Al mighty god we call you by many names but you are one. Keep your hand over the members of this house as they help steer the future of our great nation. Keep love in our hearts and sound judgment and in our minds. Remind us of our purpose to love and serve another and create a more peaceful world. We ask blessings on to us as they work for the common good. Give all this land humility, integrity and compassion. Lead us from evil so we may selflessly help us remember that we belong to one family. Recognize the entire human race as one. We ask of theal mighty almighty, keep watch over our nations protect us who work tirelessly day and night to ensure our safety and our freedom. You are whatever is seen, my lord, you are one in the name everlasting, almighty god grace for the entire humanity.